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May 5, Easter 3C (John 21:1-19)
It takes Jesus to introduce something new into the disciples’ routine.
Healing the young women harmed by Boko Haram
Unlike the Chibok schoolgirls for whom the #BringBackOurGirls campaign rallied, thousands of others garnered no headlines when they were abducted. All too often no one welcomes them home.
Jill Lepore’s book is the civics course Americans need
At the heart of her narrative is the fate of two political ideals: liberty and popular sovereignty.
LifeWay Christian stores to close by end of 2019
The Southern Baptist publishing arm, which has had disputes with authors and artists over content in the past, will focus on digital sales.
Muslim inmates charge Arkansas with violating their religious liberty
One Muslim prisoner had his religious accommodations taken away when he protested the combined services with the Nation of Islam and Nation of Gods and Earths, groups that follow distinct religious teachings.
Wanting to do the dishes
We’re preconditioned for self-gain and not for self-sacrifice. We need God’s help not only to do better but to want to do better.
Imagination is at the heart of faith
It’s not that we lack information about religion. It’s that we don’t deeply inhabit the religious stories we do know.
Does our pedigree matter? (Philippians 3:4b-14)
Paul is not ashamed of most parts of his background.
Number of nones equals evangelicals, Catholics
A recent analysis of survey data also showed an uptick in the percentage of mainline Protestants—though more years will need to pass to see if the increase continues.
Catholicism and the secular state
The intertwining of the Catholic Church and politics, from World War I to Trump
Ross Gay’s fierce, radiant joy
To love the world as an American black man is a subversive act.
Look, mama, look—do you see?
In a world of whittled attention spans, perhaps the greatest gift I can offer my children is also the simplest.
Preaching on Easter Sunday isn’t about convincing people
Resurrection isn’t something we explain. It’s something we live and breathe.
Episode 60: A League of Their Own
Matt and Adam welcome Kathryn Reklis to talk baseball, Geena Davis and Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own.
April 28, Second Sunday of Easter (John 20:19–31)
Passing the peace is a word of welcome. It’s also much more than that.
The Mueller report is in. Now it’s up to Congress.
But first, they need all 400 pages.
The biblical Amalekites are the Israelites’ enemies—and their kin
Enemies are real. They are also closer to us than we may care to imagine.